JP3599563B2 - File processing control method, data processing device, and computer-readable recording medium - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a file processing control method in a computer such as a personal computer.
Various types of information data such as document data, image data, and audio data stored in a personal computer (hereinafter, also referred to as a personal computer) are usually stored in units of files. Each of these files has a unique name, that is, a file name. The user searches for a file storing the information data desired by the user by the file name, and displays the information data on the display of the personal computer.
[0002]
As described above, the present invention describes a method for searching for a file name and displaying the contents of the file on a display, or a method for other processing, that is, a processing control method for a file.
[0003]
[Prior art]
When a file is opened on a personal computer, generally, file management software is started. When the file management software is started, the file names of a large number of files stored in the personal computer are displayed in a hierarchical structure on the display. The user searches the displayed various file names for one desired file name, and when finding the file name, executes a command called “open”. By executing this command “open”, the user can see the contents of the target file on the display.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The use form of the personal computer is extremely wide, and the following two use forms (i) and (ii) often occur.
(I) After a predetermined program is executed on the input file A, the output file B is expanded. In this use mode, a message for notifying the user that the output file B has been expanded is displayed on the display of the personal computer.
[0005]
(Ii) A usage form in which a text composed of sentences including one or more file names is displayed on a display of a personal computer, and a user reads the contents of the text.
In the above usage form (i), a request often arises that the user wants to see the notified message and check the contents of the expanded output file B described therein.
[0006]
Also in the above usage mode (ii), there are often requests that the user wants to check the contents of the file having the file name described in the text.
When the above-described request occurs, the user newly starts a file open operation for confirming the contents of the file. At the start of the file open operation, the user first stores the file name. Then, the user starts (1) the file management software as described above,
(2) Search for a file name that matches the stored file name from among various file names displayed in a hierarchical structure,
(3) If a matching file name is found, execute the above-mentioned command “open”,
(4) View the contents of the desired file opened by executing the command
Performs a series of file open operations.
[0007]
As described above, regardless of whether the file name is described in the above-mentioned notified message or the file name is described in the text being read, the user is required to enter the file name. Cannot be immediately opened on the display. That is, to open the contents of the file having the file name, the user starts the above-described file open operation again, and performs the above-described series of operations (1), (2), (3), and (4). There must be. Since this series of operations requires, for example, several tens of seconds, there is a problem that the user is burdened with troublesome personal computer operations and unpleasant waiting time.
[0008]
Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention provides a file processing control method and a data processing device for a computer that can easily operate a file from a file name on a display without forcing a user to perform a troublesome computer operation and an unpleasant waiting time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording medium on which a program is recorded.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a use mode according to the present invention. However, the first and second modes of use are shown together.
The first usage pattern includes a file identification information, displays a message notifying a processing result, detects an instruction for the file identification information in the displayed message, and, in response to the detection of the instruction, A predetermined process is performed on a file.
[0010]
Further, the second usage form detects file identification information in the text to be processed, creates an output text including specific information for recognizing the file identification information from the text to be processed, and generates the output text. Is displayed, an instruction for the file identification information in the displayed output text content is detected based on the specific information, and a predetermined process is performed on the file in response to the detection of the instruction.
[0011]
There are various well-known types of means for the above-mentioned instruction, such as a mouse, a cursor movement key, and a light pen. In the present invention, a representative mouse will be described as an example.
Referring to FIG. 1, in a first step (S1), the aforementioned message or output text is displayed on a display of a computer (for example, a personal computer). The part of the file identification information (for example, file name) in the displayed message includes specific information (for example, tag information) for detecting that the file identification information has been designated. Further, file identification information in the text that has been processed when the output text is created is detected, and in the file identification information portion in the output text, it is detected that the file identification information is specified. Specific information is included.
[0012]
As described above, when creating a message or output text, specific information for detecting an instruction of file identification information by the device or program of the present invention is inserted.
The user reads the content of the message or output text created in this way and displayed on the display. This is one mode of normal personal computer operation. In this case, the user often wants to see the file name and immediately check the contents of the file or execute another process. Then the next step starts.
[0013]
In the second step (S2), the user directly clicks the file name of the file described in the message or the file name described in the output text on the display of the personal computer with a mouse.
In the third step (S3), the user confirms the contents of the file opened on the display of the personal computer immediately after the above click. If necessary, data processing can be performed on the contents. This is one mode of a normal personal computer operation similar to the first step.
[0014]
In FIG. 1, a characteristic step according to the present invention is a second step (S2). The conventional processing corresponding to the second step is, as already described,
(1) Start the file management software, (2) search for a file name that matches the file name stored by the user from among various file names displayed in a hierarchical structure, and (3) match the file name Is found, the command "open" is executed.
[0015]
This series of processing imposes a troublesome personal computer operation and an unpleasant waiting time on a user who wants to view the contents of the file quickly or execute another processing.
On the other hand, according to the present invention, as shown in the second step, the file name of the file to be viewed quickly can be simply clicked directly on the display of the personal computer.
[0016]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a first example of a use mode of the present invention. In this figure, 1 is a computer (personal computer), 2 is a display forming part of the personal computer 1, 3 is a pointing device (mouse) for designating a desired one of various characters appearing on the display 2, 4 Reference numeral denotes a storage unit for storing a program or the like indispensable for the operation of the personal computer. The meaning of the accommodating portion 4 includes a memory in the personal computer main body associated therewith.
[0017]
This personal computer has a configuration similar to that of a known computer. Various functions can be realized by installing a program recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a floppy disk on a hard disk and activating the installed program. The program of the present invention is also read from the recording medium, stored in the hard disk, and loaded from the hard disk into the memory in response to a start instruction, so that the personal computer functions as each component of the components described in the claims.
[0018]
One example of the use of a personal computer is a batch translation process in translation software, and FIG. 2 shows a display example of a part of the process.
It is assumed that the text file A written in Japanese is translated into English at a time. When the batch translation is completed, a message for notifying the user that the text A (input file) has been translated into the text B (output file) is displayed on the display. In the actual example of FIG. 2, the message is
“The input file a.txt was saved in bilingual format in C: \ tmp \ a.trc.”
Is displayed. Here, the user uses the mouse 3 to a. txt or C: {tmp} a. When looking at the file names of trc (indicated by underlining) and wishing to see the contents of these files, the user directly clicks these file name portions with the mouse 3. Immediately thereafter, the contents of the file are displayed on the display 2.
[0019]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a second example of the use mode of the present invention. This second example shows a part of the text including the file name described above.
"Please use such a logo.
LogoMark. bmp "
Among them, LogoMark. A user who looks at the file name of bmp (shown with an underline) and wants to see the contents of this file directly clicks the file name portion on the display 2 with the mouse 3. Immediately thereafter, the contents of the file are displayed on the display 2.
[0020]
The above description has been made on the case where the file having the file name clicked by the mouse 3 stores character data. However, the present invention is applicable even if the file stores non-character data. is there. That is, when the text including the file name is displayed on the display 2 of the personal computer 1 and read by the user, the file having the file name described in the text is a non-character file composed of audio data or image data. When data is stored, these file names can be directly clicked with the mouse 3 to output the sound or image included in the file.
[0021]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flowchart for carrying out the file processing control method of the present invention.
The first step (S11) is the most basic step in implementing the present invention. In FIG. 4, the first step (S11) is expressed by combining the above-described case of the message and the case of the text.
[0022]
The above-described batch translation will be described as an example.
(I) In the case of a message For example, in the case of the above-described batch translation, a text file of the processing target file is batch-translated to create a new output file containing the translation result text. Upon completion of the batch translation process, a message for notifying the user of the completion is displayed on the display, and the message includes the file names of the file to be processed and the file output as a translation result. .
[0023]
When creating the message, specific information (tag) is placed before and after each file name of the processing target file and the output file.
(Ii) In the case of text As described above, in the batch translation process, a translation result text is created by performing batch translation from the text to be processed.
[0024]
In the translation process, a file name described in the text to be processed is detected, specific information (tag) is arranged before and after the file name, and a translation result text is created together with other translation results.
In this process, the file name is detected based on information characterizing the file name. That is, drive information for indicating a storage drive (for example, “a:” for drive a), directory information for indicating a storage directory (for example, “$”), and information for indicating an extension (for example, “ . "And three alphabetic characters) is used as information indicating a file name.
[0025]
Here, the above tag will be described in more detail. This tag is a predetermined code. The predetermined code is a code defined in the personal computer 1 but cannot be recognized by the user on the display 2 of the personal computer 1. An example of such a code is a control code (carriage return or the like).
[0026]
FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a tag used in the present invention. The example of this figure shows a case where a tag is embedded in the file name shown in FIG. The tag (the predetermined code) is embedded before and after the file name F as a head tag Th and an end tag Tt, respectively, and the file open program is sandwiched between two tags Th and Tt embedded before and after the file name F, respectively. The character data is recognized as a file name F. The file open program is also an important program in the present invention, and will be described later in detail. In FIG. 5, the start tag Th and the end tag Tt are indicated by dotted lines to indicate that they cannot be recognized on the display 2 by the user.
[0027]
Returning to FIG. 4 again, in the second step (S12), the user clicks the file name F with the mouse 3. This second step (S12) corresponds to the second step (S2) shown in the flowchart of FIG.
In the third step (S13) of FIG. 4, the application associated with the extension added to the file name clicked by the mouse 3 is started, and in the fourth step (S14), the application is started by the started application. Then, a file corresponding to the clicked file name is opened on the display 2. These third step (S13) and fourth step (S14) will be specifically described in the flowcharts of FIGS.
[0028]
FIG. 6 is a diagram (part 1) showing a specific flowchart for implementing the method of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is the same drawing (No. 2).
FIG. 6 is a flowchart particularly showing the features of the present invention out of FIGS. 6 and 7.
[0029]
In the first step S21 in FIG. 6, the tags Th and Tt described above are embedded in a portion where the file name F is displayed in the text or the message described above. This first step (S21) corresponds to the first step (S11) in FIG.
The second step (S22) in FIG. 6 is a step after the user starts using the personal computer 1, and the personal computer 1 displays a text or a message on the display 2.
[0030]
In the third step (S23), required parts of various screens appearing on the display 2 are clicked by the user.
In a fourth step (S24), it is determined whether or not the user clicks on the screen is a click on the tag (Th, Tt) or a file name sandwiched between the tags.
[0031]
In the fifth step (S25), when it is determined that the user clicks on the screen described above is a click on the tag (Th, Tt), the file open program is activated. That is, the file open program started by clicking the tag (Th, Tt) embedded in the file name F with the mouse 3 is installed in the personal computer 1 in advance, and the file name specified by this tag is set as a parameter. To execute the file open program. The file name as this parameter is extracted from the tag Th and the tag Tt by the program and determined. As this file open program, for example, “shell.exe” as an operating system (OS) can be used. When this “shell.exe” is called, the operation of the normal OS is started according to the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0032]
In the sixth step (S26) of FIG. 7, the above-described file open program (shell.exe) is executed, and the extension added in advance to the file name F is registered in the personal computer 1 as a file type. If it is determined that the application is present, the application associated with the extension is further activated. FIG. 2 shows an example of this extension as “txt” or “trc”, and FIG. 3 shows an example as “bmp”. When the above “txt” is added as an extension, the text can be made editable, and the word processing function or the memo pad function (Windows) operates.
[0033]
In a seventh step (S27) in FIG. 7, the application registered in the file type is activated.
In the next eighth step (S28), the file clicked by the mouse 3 is opened, and the contents of the file are made editable by the word processing function or the like.
[0034]
If the result of the sixth step (S26) is "NO", the ninth and step (S29) and the tenth step (S30) are executed.
In the present invention, a function further added to the file open function can be realized in conjunction with the fifth step (S25). This can be done by appropriately setting the extension or changing the application associated with the extension. The aspect of the additional function is shown below.
[0035]
(I) By operating the mouse 3, the contents of the output file in the message can be transmitted to the outside or printed.
(Ii) By operating the mouse 3, the contents of the file in the text can be transmitted to the outside or printed.
(Iii) By operating the mouse 3, the contents of a file containing audio data or image data can be transmitted to the outside, or the contents of a file containing the image data can be printed.
[0036]
In carrying out the present invention, the following program recording medium is set in the recording medium storage unit 4 for programs and the like shown in FIG.
The storage medium stores a program for executing a predetermined process on a file corresponding to the file name displayed on the display 2 by the personal computer 1.
[0037]
(I) The program is for displaying a message including identification information (file name) of a file for notifying the processing result, and specifying information (tag) for specifying the file identification information portion in the message. ) Is embedded.
(Ii) The program detects file identification information (file name) in the text to be processed and creates an output text including specific information (tag) for recognizing the file identification information from the text to be processed. Is what you do.
[0038]
(Iii) The program recorded on the recording medium described above detects that the file identification information is clicked by the mouse 3 by the specific information, and executes the process on the file using the specified file identification information as a parameter. I do. For example, one of the processes of displaying, printing, and transmitting the contents of the file to the outside is executed.
[0039]
(Iv) If the attribute (extension) added to the identified file identification information is associated with the application program, the program recorded on the recording medium described above may be processed with the file as an attribute of the file. Activate the application program associated with.
Finally, an actual example of each part in the present invention will be described.
[0040]
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a message for notifying that the output file has been expanded, which is actually displayed on the display 2 of the personal computer 1. If the user directly clicks the file name “{atlas V5} user dictionary 01.TXT” (TXT is an extension) with the mouse 3, the contents of the file are opened.
[0041]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the text, which is actually displayed on the display 2 of the personal computer 1. If the file name "CENTALRT.TXT" or "AUTOEXEC.BAT" (BAT is an extension) in the figure is directly clicked with the mouse 3, the contents of the file are opened.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a message for notifying that the output file has been expanded, which is an example when Japanese-English / English-Japanese translation software is executed. The tags described above are embedded in each file name, and appear underlined.
[0042]
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state in which the file name in the message shown in FIG. 10 is clicked with the mouse. When a user requests to open a file indicated by a file name F in the figure and edit the file, the user simply positions the cursor C on the portion with the mouse 3 and double-clicks the left button.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a file opened by clicking the file name F in FIG. When a file name F shown in FIG. 11 is clicked, an application corresponding to this file is activated and opened as shown in FIG.
[0043]
The file shown in FIG. 12 can be further transmitted to an external mail or printed by a printer. You can save it to a floppy or copy it. In this case, mail may be sent or printed without displaying the file. The mail transmission, the print processing by the printer, the storage processing, and the copy processing can be realized as functions of the program of the present invention, or can be realized by activating and executing another application installed in the personal computer in advance.
[0044]
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example in which another process is performed on a file to be opened. (A) of the same figure shows a screen on which a processing menu is displayed by placing the cursor C of the mouse 3 on the file name F in FIG. 11 and then clicking the right button.
Here, when the user wants to print the file to be opened by the printer, he puts the cursor C on "Print" in the menu and double-clicks it as shown in FIG. Printing by the printer is executed as shown in FIG.
[0045]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when a file name is described in a message or text, it is possible to simply click the file name directly with a mouse without intervening a troublesome operation as in the related art. The corresponding file can be opened quickly.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a use mode of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a first example of a use mode of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a second example of a use mode of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flowchart for implementing the file processing control method of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a tag used in the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram (part 1) showing a specific flowchart for carrying out the method of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram (part 2) showing a specific flowchart for carrying out the method of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a message for notifying that an output file has been expanded.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a text, which is actually displayed on the display 2 of the personal computer 1;
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a message for notifying that an output file has been expanded, which is an example when Japanese-English / English-Japanese translation software is executed.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state in which a file name in the message shown in FIG. 10 is clicked with a mouse.
12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a file opened by clicking a file name F in FIG. 11;
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example in which still another process is performed on a file to be opened.
[Explanation of symbols]
1. Computer (PC)
2 Display 3 Pointing device (mouse)
4 ... Storage medium accommodation part Th, Tt for programs etc. Tag F ... File name

Claims (18)

Including identification information of a file created by executing a predetermined program, displaying a message notifying that the file has been created ,
A file processing control method, comprising detecting an instruction for the file identification information in the displayed message, and executing a predetermined process on the file in response to the detection of the instruction. 2. The file processing control method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined processing for the file is any one of display, reproduction, printing, and transmission to the outside of the file content. The message includes specific information for detecting an instruction for the identification information,
2. The file processing control method according to claim 1, wherein an instruction for the identification information is detected based on the specific information. Determining the attributes of the file,
2. The file processing control method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined processing on the file activates an application program associated with the attribute with the file as a processing target. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the specific information is invisible when a message is displayed. The specific information is arranged before and after the identification information of the file,
5. The file processing control method according to claim 4 , wherein character data sandwiched by the specific information is recognized as identification information of the file. 2. The file processing control method according to claim 1, wherein the instruction for the file identification information is an instruction by operating a pointing device. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the file identification information is a file name. A file creation unit that creates a file by executing a predetermined program;
And a message creating unit that creates a message indicating that the includes identification information of the created file, created the file,
A display control unit for displaying the message,
A detection unit that detects an instruction for the file identification information in the message, and an execution unit that executes a predetermined process on the file in response to the detection of the instruction;
A data processing device comprising: 10. The data processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the execution unit executes one of display, reproduction, printing, and transmission to the outside of the content of the file as a predetermined process for the file. The message creating unit creates the message further including specific information for detecting an instruction for the identification information of the file,
10. The data processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the detection unit detects an instruction for the identification information based on the specific information. A determination unit for determining the attribute of the file,
10. The data processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the execution unit activates an application program associated with the attribute with the file as a processing target, as the predetermined processing on the file. The data processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the specific information is invisible when a message is displayed. The message creating unit arranges the specific information before and after the identification information of the file,
The data processing device according to claim 11 , wherein the execution unit recognizes character data sandwiched between the pieces of specific information as identification information of the file. 10. The data processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the instruction for the file identification information is an instruction by operating a pointing device. The data processing device according to claim 9, wherein the file identification information is a file name. On the computer,
Including the identification information of the file created by executing the predetermined program, and displaying a message notifying that the file has been created ,
Detecting an instruction for the file identification information in the displayed message,
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for executing a predetermined process on the file in response to detection of the instruction. 18. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 17 , wherein the predetermined processing for the file records the program for starting the application program associated with the attribute of the file with the file as a processing target.

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